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Remember, when we change one area of our lives, there is a ripple effect.  You cannot make one change in life without having it touch everything you do.  Make this change with me and watch abundance continue to ripple through your life.

 

What is your life saying?

Oprah Books

I have been paying close attention to the news about the economic crisis and listening to the deeper reasons.  I couldn’t help becoming aware of the new books, Slow Love and Unfinished Business recently brought to fame by Oprah.  They are the stories of two executives and how they built their lives after the economic crisis and how the economic crisis made it possible for them to face deeper truths.

I sincerely believe that there is something to be learned by the economic crisis. Perhaps a new understanding of the most important things in life, things we may not have been paying attention to prior to the crisis. We are now invited to do meaningful work that we love. When the security of having a set income goes away, we are free to choose our own path and writing our own destiny. That’s why many of people have finally chosen to follow the path of entrepreneurship, doing what they love after the economic crisis left them jobless.

Being an entrepreneur is the most fulfilling and exhilarating path.  It is also a spiritual journey.  That’s why I call entrepreneurs, spiritprenuers.  When one is responsible for one’s own destiny, there is freedom in addition to the challenge of doing deep inner work, addressing beliefs about money, acknowledging your value in the world and your sincere desire to make the world a better place through your work.

This is why I am passionate about supporting creative female entrepreneurs including coaches, healers, filmmakers, writers and designers.  I support them to express their talents and claim the value of their life work.

If you are a creative female entrepreneur and have had enough playing small, I would urge you to pay attention to what needs to happen in order for you to express your talents in your own unique way. How do you need to step up abundantly and claim your life in your own unique way? What do you need to give birth to in your business so that you too can shine your light on the planet and claim your piece?

 

Igniting the Energy

Terri and ZahraThis photo is taken with Terri Zwierzynski who is the President of Solo-E, an online community that supports entrepreneurs to market their businesses over the internet. Terri is part of the Abundance in Marketing Mindset group-coaching class that I am currently teaching. Co-incidentally Terri came to Vancouver for the World Thought Leader Conference, while we were in the middle of the program and I had the great privilege of meeting her during her lunch break at the hotel.

Igniting the Energy

Last month I spoke about intention.  Creating an intention has always been a comfortable concept for me because it uses feminine energy. A focused intention that is born out of being in the flow of life, listening to your soul and capturing that energy in alignment with the natural rhythm of life, allows for miracles in the process of creating a successful business or a personal life.

I have learned that once we make a decision and create an intention, the next step is to ignite various energies in our consciousness that can help align our internal energy with the external object of desire.

The easiest way to ignite these energies of creation is to look for someone who already possess them in their consciousness and get into a relationship with that person. Being in an energetic relationship with this person can help you to quicken the process of your own evolution by exchanging the energy you are trying to ignite in yourself, and in turn help you create what you want to create faster!

I am a strong believer in having coaches and mastermind groups in my business to help me move to next level. I look for someone who has achieved success the way I want to achieve it, by being in touch with their values and expressing their passions from an authentic place, and then I make a conscious effort to get into a committed coaching or masterminding relationship with them to move forward.

It helps on a practical level, of course, with brainstorming and such, but lately I have paid close attention to subtle changes, the changes that happen right away when two people enter into an exchange of creating energy by being in a committed working relationship with one another. The exchange of money makes this relationship committed and when one person pays the other it is a declaration that they value what is offered.   The commitment of exchanging money in turn for talent creates a strong committed energetic relationship in which both people show up fully to explore what is possible for the giver and receiver.

I have noticed in the mastermind group I am leading that changes are happening for the group on many different levels from various sources.  I believe this is because they have committed to the group in a focused manner.

Stay tuned for information about my next program, starting soon, where you will find the support to create intentions that will move you forward towards your dreams.

 

Evidence of Abundance

I have exciting news to share with you. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on March 10th. We are excited to welcome him to our family. I am even more excited that I have a business and lifestyle that allows me to spend plenty of time with my little one and still pursue my creativity. I feel so bl024essed!

I had the easiest delivery I could imagine. I got to experience my divine feminine strength during the process of delivering my child. My intention to experience my divine feminine energy took over my fear of labour.

Evidence of Abundance

Here are the steps to creating an abundant experience in every situation, be it a business project or something more personal.

Intention

I had an intention to have an easy labour and easy time after I brought the baby home. Creating an intention is the first step in having an abundant experience.

Asking Someone to Hold Your Intention for You

I shared my intention with a very good friend who was once a midwife in Manitoba. Although I had the intention to have an easy labour, I didn’t quite vision it to be totally natural. Sharing my intention with someone who believed in the divinity of woman to deliver naturally, who believed and held unconditional intention for me made the process of delivering my child easy and effortless.

Accept Support

One of the lessons I learned from my first birth is to always accept good support. With my first child, I didn’t accept support because I felt inadequate asking for help.  Now I am in a different place and accept support graciously. Asking for and receiving help are both acts of generosity. I get my meals cooked by my community and my sister’s housekeeper. My husband does the diaper and bath duty. I get to feed the baby and relax. It is a wonderful way to raise a child.

Believe in Abundance

When I went into labour, the nurse asked me to give a urine sample. I went to washroom but didn’t have any fluid in my body to pass water. At that very moment, my water bag broke and despite of labour pain I smiled thinking of the abundance of water that was available. My friend Jamie had been encouraging me to apply the concept of abundance and law of attraction to my delivery process and it worked like a magic.

Overcome Limiting Beliefs

When the doctors told me that I was ready to deliver the baby in 5 minutes, right after I reached the hospital, all my fears came up. I can’t do this. I have low pain tolerance, etc.

During the process of a very easy delivery, I was able to let go of many of the limiting beliefs I had held about myself. I was grateful for the opportunity to release them and choose new beliefs about myself.

Abundance of Time

I was told by many women that labour pain is really bad. “It can feel like you are dying.” In my innocence, I kept waiting for it to get really bad. When I reached hospital they said I was ready to deliver. My husband said he was parked in a five minute parking zone so he needed to move the car. The doctor said, “Your baby is coming in five minutes!” The Universe expanded with an abundance of time. My husband was there to help me deliver and then he went to park the car.

Once again I had to laugh at the reality of abundance, a concept I have been teaching all along.

Pain is Sometimes a Reality, Suffering is Always Optional

The stories we tell ourselves shape the experiences we have. Rather than try to escape the pain of this birth, I decided to embrace it and stay with it. I chose to acknowledge it and noticed that it came and went. Everything in life is like that. It ebbs and flows. When we stay with the pain and embrace the experience and the energy it creates, when we can allow our anger, hatred, fear and pain and let it wash over us and leave again, we will find an abundance of peace and growth on the other side.

Remember, there is an abundance of experience in life to choose from. All we have to do is make a decision, choose how we want experience life and life will show up in that way.

 

Tapping into Your Inner Creative

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To create unlimited abundance, we need to tap into the source that resides within us. I help creative female entrepreneurs tap into their creativity and access their inner reserve of abundance. The connection with their inner goddess is a source of wisdom.  They learn to slow down, listen to their intuition and take internally inspired action. Slowing down allows us to tune into the sensitive side of ourselves, to soak in the wonders and beauty of nature and to be inspired by new ideas and ways of doing business.

There are many tools used to get in touch with our intuitive goddess of creativity. One of my favorites is to book a daily Creative Mini-Retreat for myself. Every morning before I switch on my computer to catch up with emails or attend to my appointments, I go out for half an hour for what I call my creative self-reflection. It is a Creative Mini-Retreat I do for me.

I pack inspirational items into a bag to take with me. Find a bag that inspires you, that taps into the excitement you have to be making the time for you.  I like this particular one that I got from the Women of Worth conference I attended several years ago. They gave the goodies and materials from holistic professionals in this very nice bag from banana lulu which has a collection of inspirational quotes on it.

My Inspirational Bag

Inside my bag I have a notebook, coloured pens and a good pen pen. The notebook has sections for various creative projects I am working on currently. Stay tuned for the exciting new packages and products coming your way!

In each section, I have created a mind map. I was introduced to the concept of mind mapping years ago, while living in England with my family, through Tony Buzan’s book, Mind Maps. It is an engaging way to connect with your right brain and brainstorm ideas for working projects. I like to use coloured pens to make my mind maps beautiful.

Location is another factor to consider when designing your retreat time. I choose a local library. We have a beautiful corner in our local library that is designed for the readers. There are comfy couches with patterned materials, beautiful flower décor and a wall displaying current fashion magazines. This place is quiet and inspirational for me.  The beauty of this environment feeds my soul. You can choose the place you like for your creative time. My coach Laura West chooses a bakery as a part of her what she calls Creative Bagel Time.

I learned about the concept of the Creative Mini-Retreat from Laura.  When I implemented it, I experienced personally what it can for an entrepreneur who works from her home office. The creative juices start to flow in a new environment. By getting out of my regular environment, I gain a sense of connection with the greater world.  And I benefit from sharing the energy of others.

I would encourage you to create your own Creative Mini-Retreat and watch it work wonders in your life. Remember these tips:

  • Choose a location that appeals to you. A café, library or a park with weather being so nice right now.
  • Pack your bag with items that inspire you. Maybe include motivational quotes or stories.
  • Make it colorful. Take crayons or markers with you to make your ideas beautiful
  • Take a notebook or journal.

One last tip, I start my time by doing something relaxing.  I might pick up a beautiful magazine and looking at the pictures for inspiration.  Today I looked at an Indian magazine with beautiful jewelry.  I lingered over the photos and stories of goddesses. Find out next week what I discovered in that magazine that inspired me!

 

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Post Resolution Hangover Giveaway

It’s a one-of-a-kind event … yet couldn’t be more timely!

Whether you admit it or not, the word resolution goes hand in hand with the start of a new year.  Whether you make your resolutions in the form of business goals and priorities, or actual resolutions …. By mid to late January, you’re likely tired of forcing yourself to follow-through on what you set out just a few weeks ago.

In comes Terri Z at Solo-E, a virtual learning resource for solo entrepreneurs, with the Post Resolution Hangover Giveaway. This isn’t your typical giveaway…each item is a true gift, not available anywhere else for free! The value of each item is the price at which it sells today. How cool is that?!

The gifts include ebooks, audios, home-study packages and more, on topics including: 101 Ways to Attract Clients, 7 Things You Must Do to Get More Clients, The Facebook Fan Page Intensive, The Online Video Playbook, 5 Psychological Triggers to Turn Prospects Into Clients, Abundance in Business, and The Finding Time Quick-Start Guide.

Solo-E has partnered with several key experts to offer these incredible resources for online based business owners.  For 12 days only – January 25 to February 5, you can download all these gifts at absolutely no cost (and no strings). That’s right…you don’t even have to give up your email address!

An incredible group of Experts are participating in the Post Resolution Hangover Giveaway, including:

Alicia Forest, Ann Ronan, Loren Fogelman, Tracey Lawton, Allison Babb, Tina Forsyth, Rebecca Zwar, Christine Gallagher, Lou Bortone, Heather Dominic, Laurie Weiss, Laurie Mandato, Zahra Efan, Hazel Palache, Laura West, Eva Gregory, Alicia Smith, Michele PW, Nina East and Paula Eder

Take a few minutes to see what all the fuss is about, and cure your Resolution Hangover! You’ll get access to fantastic resources that you can download and review at your convenience.  Visit http://www.solo-e.com/PostHolidayHangoverRemedy

 

Have you Created a Vision for 2010 yet?

• Have you created a vision for what you would like to create in 2010?
• Are you excited about what 2010 has in store for you?
• Do you need some support in creating a strong foundation for your goals to come true at the end of the year?

I have opened up two more spots for a 2 hour Visioning Session for those of you who are ready to step into your big self. The session will be in two, one-hour slots so that you can discuss your dreams, take sometime to write your vision story and come back for the second hour to re-energize and commit to your vision story.
The results of this session will be:

• Create a clear vision for what you want to create in your business in year 2010
• Create more visibility in your business and life by showing up big!
• What impact do you want to have in the world as a result of your life work?
• How much profit do you want to generate so that you can help others and live the life you dream of!
• Create a strong foundation for success by learning to honor your values and needs.
• See the concrete end results at the end of year 2010!

Everyone has their own unique brilliance… a special set of abilities and wisdom that – when given an opportunity – can have a tremendous impact on others and fill your life with joy.

Are you giving yourself the opportunity to shine?

Working with me on your visioning session, will allow you to tap into your brilliance, be ready to shine big and create your desires with an effortless ease. You will get clarity and find your unique desire and motivations to create intentions based on your values and goals.

Here is what Lucy had to say after a one hour session with me:
“In one hour of a consultation session with Zahra, I left feeling light and once again in touch with my dreams!  I have a renewed enthusiasm for my life and can see the opportunities in my life that I didn’t see before! After our session, I feel clear on what my gifts are and am convinced about the huge value I bring to my market! I am ready to share my gifts to create abundance in my life so that I can enjoy my life with ease while making a huge impact on the lives of other people. Zahra quickly made me see how what I have to offer is priceless, and why it is important that I share my piece with the world! I am looking forward to creating a great year ahead!”  ~ Lucy Herring

I would typically charge $800 for two hours of my time for a visioning session, however, I have put together special pricing for two hours for a visioning session. For only $495 you will get two hours of focused consultation with me! (This is a savings of $300 off my regular pricing). I’m only offering this to 2 lucky individuals!

To book your Visioning Session at this special price, download the Consultation Questionnaire at http://www.zahraefan.com/documents/ConsultationQuestionnaire.doc and send it to me at coaching@zahraefan.com to request an appointment. Email me ASAP to be sure you secure your valuable spot!
The deadline is Friday, January 15th, 5pm EST/2pm PST to sign up for your transformative Visioning Business Consultation! What a way to ensure your success in 2010! Download the Consultation Questionnaire and email me now to secure your spot!
Booking this two hour visioning session for your business is a big step for you in trusting and believing in your dreams!

To Your Abundant Success!

 

Abundance of Beliefs

believe

When we want to get to the next level of success in our business, before we take outer action, it is important to make internal changes. These changes will allow us to move forward faster by supporting us to take internally inspired action. There is an abundance of beliefs we hold about ourselves that determine our success or failure.

When making these changes, we need to examine our internal beliefs. If we have limiting beliefs, we first need to clear them before we can succeed. For example, the belief that no one wants what you offer is connected to being able to acknowledge the value of what you offer.  Changing this unsupportive belief into “I share my gifts with the world, and the world benefits in these ways…” will support your business success in an immeasurable way. 

At first, it may not be possible to believe the new statement.  You may need to first collect evidence that supports the limiting belief and challenge it by asking yourself how someone has benefited when you have offered your gifts. It might have been a co-worker or a friend in the beginning stages of your business when you haven’t yet had many clients.  If you have had client success stories, keeping a record of them to remind you how you have helped someone else by sharing your gifts may be supportive of your growth. 

I encourage coaching clients to ask their clients what they would pay to take away the pain they are presently going through.  The response is often a surprise.  I then guide my clients to create a process of collecting evidence to support their new beliefs so that the old limiting beliefs can start to lose their power and the new refreshing beliefs can sprout and bloom. 

I would ask you to choose life-affirming beliefs to support your abundant success.

 

Abundance of Giving

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One of the quickest ways to feel abundant is by sharing our gifts with others. I often heard the advice of famous self-help gurus, “Give what you seek.”  The most memorable personal experience I had with this was after my son was born.

Becoming a mother was the most overwhelming experience of my life. I had let go of my marketing job. I had just completed my coaching training.  And now I had a new baby. I couldn’t see myself going back to work and taking care of my son so I became a stay at home mum.  Although I value the role of mother, I was at the same time, anxious to share my gifts with the world through my business and I had energy that I needed to express. 

I was challenged to find a way to promote my business while meeting the needs of my son.  I was felt as though I had nothing to offer.  One day, I asked myself “Rather than waiting to promote my business, how can I share my gifts now?”  I found an organization that helped new immigrants settle in Canada.  They were looking for a coach to volunteer to work with the women.  My husband agreed to look after our son for a couple of hours so that I could volunteer my time and skills to others. 

I met people in the organization who had previously been CEO of their own companies, doctors and engineers.  Now they were in Canada starting their lives from the scratch, seeing no choice but to take manual jobs in spite of having so much talent and ambition. It brought tears to my eyes. I felt humbled to be in a position to help them believe in themselves. It was truly a transforming experience and I felt rich as a result of sharing my gifts. The thank you cards and the gratitude I received when I shared information with them on how to tap into the Canadian market were priceless. 

I believe that every one of us has a lot to give, even when it may feel as though we have nothing working in our lives.  I would encourage you to start sharing your gifts with the world.  Start wherever you are and see how life unfolds its magic!